Acting · New Haven, Connecticut, USA · Born March 15, 1916
Frank Coghlan, Jr. (1916–2009) was an American actor who later became a career officer in the United States Navy and a Naval Aviator. He appeared in approximately 129 films and television programs between 1920 and 1974. During the 1920s and 1930s, he became a popular child and juvenile actor appearing in early Our Gang comedies, but he is best known for the role of Billy Batson in Adventures of Captain Marvel. Coghlan later served 23 years as an aviator and officer in the US Navy from 1942 to 1965. After retiring from the Navy, he returned to acting and appeared in television, films, and commercials.
MovieShirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993
as Self
MovieCliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
1993
as Himself
MovieThe Republic Pictures Story
1991
as Self
MovieThe Love God?
1969
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieThe Shakiest Gun in the West
1968
as Man at Bar (uncredited)
MovieValley of the Dolls
1967
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieThe Love-Ins
1967
as Reporter in Park
TVThe Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Helmsman
MovieCorvette K-225
1943
as Rating
MoviePresenting Lily Mars
1943
as Elevator Boy
MovieLady in a Jam
1942
as Young Man (uncredited)
Military Training
1941
as Soldier Patient
MovieUncle Joe
1941
as Dick
MovieScreen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941
as Self
MovieOut of the Fog
1941
MovieAdventures of Captain Marvel
1941
as Billy Batson
MovieLove Thy Neighbor
1940
as Bellboy
MovieMurder Over New York
1940
as Frankie O'Shaughnessy
MovieRemedy for Riches
1940
as Bud
MovieKnute Rockne All American
1940
as Messenger (uncredited)
MovieFree, Blonde and 21
1940
as Sammy, Bellboy
MovieDouble Alibi
1940
as Newspaper Switchboard Operator
MovieThe Fighting 69th
1940
as Jimmy (uncredited)
MovieGone with the Wind
1939
as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
MovieDay-time Wife
1939
as Office Boy
MovieMeet Dr. Christian
1939
as Bud
MovieHere I Am a Stranger
1939
as Office Boy
MovieDust Be My Destiny
1939
as Newsboy (uncredited)
MovieAngels Wash Their Faces
1939
as Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)
MovieSecond Fiddle
1939
as Studio Call Boy
MovieIt's a Wonderful World
1939
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
MovieEx-Champ
1939
as Bellhop
MovieBoys' Reformatory
1939
as Eddie O'Meara
MovieEast Side of Heaven
1939
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
MovieThe Flying Irishman
1939
as Teenager Taking Photograph
MovieThe Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
as Boy in Montage (uncredited)
MovieOff the Record
1939
as Copyboy (uncredited)
MovieScouts to the Rescue
1939
as Ken - a Boy Scout
MovieService de Luxe
1938
as Bellhop
Blazing Barriers
1937
as Tommy McGrath
MovieLet Them Live
1937
as Bellhop
MovieRed Lights Ahead
1936
as Willie Wallace
MovieMake Way for a Lady
1936
as Billy Hopkins
MovieCharlie Chan at the Race Track
1936
as Eddie Brill, Jockey
Melody in May
1936
as Tommy
MovieThe Little Red Schoolhouse
1936
as Frank 'Frankie' Burke
MovieHappiness C.O.D.
1935
as Larry Sherridan
MovieStranded
1935
as Page (uncredited)
It Never Rains
1935
as Sonny
MovieKentucky Blue Streak
1935
as Johnny Bradley
MovieManaged Money
1934
as Sonny Rogers
MoviePardon My Pups
1934
as Sonny Rogers
MovieWhat's to Do?
1933
as Sonny Rogers
MovieIn the Money
1933
as Dick Higginbottom
MovieMerrily Yours
1933
as James "Sonny" Rogers
MovieRacetrack
1933
as Jackie Curtis
MovieDrum Taps
1933
as Eric Cartwright
MovieThe Last of the Mohicans
1932
as Uncas
MovieMan Wanted
1932
as Youngster in Store
MovieHell's House
1932
as Shorty
MovieUnion Depot
1932
as Ragged Urchin (uncredited)
MoviePenrod and Sam
1931
as Sam Williams
MovieHow I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons'
1931
as Junior
MovieThe Public Enemy
1931
as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
MovieIt Pays to Advertise
1931
as Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)
MovieRiver's End
1930
as Mickey
MovieThe Girl Said No
1930
as Eddie Ward
MovieSquare Shoulders
1929
as Tad
Marked Money
1928
as The Kid
MovieLet 'Er Go Gallegher
1928
as John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher
MovieA Harp in Hock
1927
as Tommy Shannon
MovieThe Country Doctor
1927
as Sard Jones
MovieThe Yankee Clipper
1927
as Mickey
MovieSlide, Kelly, Slide
1927
as Mickey Martin
MovieRubber Tires
1927
as Charley Stack
MovieHer Man o' War
1926
as Peterkin Schultz
MovieThe Last Frontier
1926
as Buddy
Mike
1926
as Boy
MovieWhispering Smith
1926
MovieThe Skyrocket
1926
as Mickey (prologue)
The Great Circus Mystery
1925
as (as Junior Coghlan)
MovieThe Darling of New York
1923
as The Ross Kid
MovieThe Spanish Dancer
1923
as Page (uncredited)
MovieCause for Divorce
1923
as Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)
MovieA Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923
as Boy (uncredited)
MovieLittle Old New York
1923
as (uncredited)
MovieBobbed Hair
1922
as Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)
MovieThe Poverty of Riches
1921
MovieThe Adventures of Daredevil Jack
1920
